Negro History Week Begins

Where the Black Church Is in the Black Lives Matter Movement – Free Press of Jacksonville

“While you may have had many black pastors and clergy who may have shown up at events, and you may have had a lot of people from black churches who were at these marches and protests, from 2014 to the present, by and large, this has not been a theological movement,” said Watson Jones III, the

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MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan recognizes contributions of Dr. Conrad Worrill | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Dr. Conrad Worrill spoke at a 2018 Black History Month event held at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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African-Americans in Astronomy and Space

Black History Month began as Negro History Week first celebrated in 1926. Later evolving into Black History Month, it was the brainchild of Dr. Carter Woodson. Until that time, very little emphasis was placed on the study of African-American

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(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases,”

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Black History Month

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and in the Netherlands (as of 2016)[6] where it is known as Black Achievement Month. it began as a way for remembering important people and events in

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List of African-American women in STEM fields

^ Rowley, Dorothy (2014-01-01). Lockheed Martins Stephanie Hill wins Black Engineering Award. Washington Informer. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved

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Really? Why are we Celebrating Black History Month - Carter G Woodson

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Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950).

In 1920, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded Associated Publishers. In February 1926, he announced the institution of Negro History Week, which coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.In 1976, the observance was expanded to National Afro-American History

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Carter G Woodson and the Origins of Black History Month - Death

Woodson died on April 3, 1950 and Black History Month is his legacy.

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IT’S NOW OR NEVER! Black America Reaches Her Tipping Point

I was reminded of Doc’s words as I watched buildings burn in cities across America in rebellion to the murder of George Floyd by a member of the Minneapolis Police

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Why Black History Should be Taught Starting in Elementary School

With the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd maybe it’s time to look at how African American history is taught in our educational system to help some understand why blacks are feeling frustrated and

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We are all horrified, but only White people have luxury of being shocked –

Last night while my city burned and curfew fell, I sat and watched “Black Panther” and thought about what smug hypocrites White people can

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24 Books Written By Black Authors That We Can’t Wait To Read This Winter – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Joi Marie McKenzie- With temperatures dropping, it’s the perfect time of year to pick up a good

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Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is no Stranger to Social Activism and Protests

In a live interview with the BlackPressUSA, Jabbar said he believes the murder of George Floyd by police and the subsequent protests around the globe, signal a sea

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The Myth of the Buffalo Soldiers

Nineteenth Century African American soldiers who served in the Western United States have generally been known a “Buffalo Soldiers.” In this article, however, military historian Frank N. Schubert, challenges modern popular perceptions of the soldiers, among them the significance of

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland but in 1838, at age 20, he escaped to freedom in New York. A few years later he went to work for abolitionist William Lloyd

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The Changing Definition of African-American History

Since the origins of the field in the late 19th century, scholars have devised more than one definition of what constitutes African-American history. Some intellectuals have viewed the field as an extension or corollary to American history. Some have stressed the influence of Africa on

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Carter Goodwin Woodson

Carter G. Woodson was on this day in New Canton, Virginia. He became known as the Father of Black History. In 1926 Woodson created the first oh what is an annual celebration of African-American achievement. It was once called Negro History Week but is now called Black History Month.

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#BlackLivesMatter Protest in Germany | Afro

The untimely and wrongful death of the late George Floyd on May 25 has since caused a global uproar among people of all races and

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“Acknowledging Your Privilege and Becoming an Ally”: a Guide to Resources for White Folks

Music Supervisor Rob Lowry (Twitter: @robertlowry) was recently inspired by Han Martin‘s (Twitter: @hnicolemartin) “Resources for White Family” post to create his own version of a letter and resources to White friends and family and tweet it to anyone who wanted

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African American History: Bibliography

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Popular African-American Musicians

In 1926, a Harvard scholar by the name of Dr. Carter G. Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week. The said event happened in the second week of February which also coincides with the birthdays of two great civil rights leaders: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In honor of the

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Holder, Eric H. (1951- )

Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney General since 2009, was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York to parents of Barbadian descent, Eric, a real estate agent and Miriam Holder, a telephone operator. Holder was raised in East Elmhurst, Queens, a community which included a number of famous

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

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Dentistry office offers grocery giveaway in Bishop Arts on Saturday

MINT dentistry’s goal of putting smiles on people’s faces doesn’t stop during a pandemic: To help a community in need, the dentistry practice is providing groceries for people who are experiencing food

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Jack and Jill of America Foundation Partners With Natural Grocers to Donate $133K to HBCU Students

Natural Grocers, Together With Its Customers, Donated $133,000 to Eliminate Student Debt for Graduates at Prairie View AM University and Huston-Tillotson during the Inaugural Year of the JJ College GAP Fund for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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AHF to Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across the Country

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed on January 18 by participating in MLK parades and hosting free HIV awareness and testing events in almost a dozen U.S. cities across the country, including Los

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Newswire: Trump Administration officials to Black America: ‘Coronavirus Pandemic is your fault’

According to a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, the poor health of African Americans is the primary reason for the nation’s devastatingly high coronavirus

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Showtime to debut "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall", directed by Spike Lee

On February 26, during Black History Month, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release exclusive CD/DVD and CD/Blu Ray editions ofMichael Jackson’s revolutionary 1979 recording, Off The Wall. The package will include the original version of the album bundled with the new

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Carter G. Woodson

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950)[1] was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal

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